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' CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

No. 517,946. Patented Apr. 10, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEMUEL A. CHIOHESTER, OF PHCENICIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONALCHAIR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No.517,946, dated April 10,1894.

Application filed March 2, 1893- Serial No. 464,375- (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEMUEL A. ()HICHESTER,

of Phoenicia, Ulster county, State of New and consists in thearrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter described andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

Like reference signs refer to like parts throughout the various figuresof the drawings.

The chair consists mainly of two sections A, B. The upper or seatcarrying section A consists of the seat a, back I) and arms 0, and mayhave a removable table (:1 and step Z, as

in ordinary high chairs for children, and is also provided withthe'short legs eand f, the front legs e being pivoted to the lowersection B, as shown at g, the back portion of the upper section beingsupported when in the extended or upright position by the handle 4engaging the under side of the seat a (Fig. 2). The lower-ends of legs eand f are connected with two curved braces h, in which are mounted thetwo sets of wheels 11, k, and if desired also the step Z. The pivot gpasses through or connects with the braces h on a level higher than theaxis of the front wheels 4 which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Thelower section B consists of aframe composed of uprights or legs 1, 5,connected by braces such as 3, 6, 7 and 8. To the back legs or uprights5 is pivoted the handle 4, which, when the chair is used as a highchair,

supports the rear of the upper or seat carry ing section A, as beforedescribed; but when it is desirous to employ the chair as a trundle, thehandle comes into use as such, as shown in Fig. 3. On the inside and atthe upper portion of the front legs or uprights 1 are located the stops2 against which engage may form the entire stop for the chair.

the ends of the front legs e of the seat carrying section A, when theseat is supported in also be observed that in conjunction with the stops2 just-described, the wheels 11 are caused to bear against the rung orbrace 3 (see Fig. 2) to prevent the forward movement of the elevatedupper section, or said round and wheels It will be seen that by thismode of construction the two sections are united in a strong andsubstantial manner, and at little cost; the simplicity of the structurehighly recommending it. I

When it is desired to use the chair as a trundle, the handle 4 isdisengaged from the under side of the chair bottom a, the lower sectionB turned back and fastened by the hook 10 to the staple m on the back ofthe chair (as shown in Fig. 3),so that the wheels carried on the uppersection A will rest in direct contact with the floor.

Lconsider this invention an improvement of value value over what isshown in my prior Patents Nos. 259,368 and 260,843;

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 13-

1. The combination of the seat carrying section A, the frame section B,pivotally connected at the front legs of said section, said seatcarrying section being provided with front and rear wheels 1', k, theformer of which so that the wheels t and the legs e of the seat carryingsection will abut against said stops 3 and 2, respectively, when saidseat carrying section is supported at the rear, substantially asdescribed.

LEMUEL A. OHICHESTER. Witnesses:

HARRY M. TURK, CHARLES E. SMITH.

